EP2819105B1 - Münzfördermechanismus - Google Patents

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EP2819105B1
EP2819105B1 EP14167903.5A EP14167903A EP2819105B1 EP 2819105 B1 EP2819105 B1 EP 2819105B1 EP 14167903 A EP14167903 A EP 14167903A EP 2819105 B1 EP2819105 B1 EP 2819105B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/14—Apparatus driven under control of coin-sensing elements

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  • the gaming machine coin insertion slot is positioned at eye-level and the coin hopper is disposed at a lower level within the gaming machine.
  • Coins input via the insertion slot are gravity-fed to a receiving compartment where they are separated into individual coins and a determination of their authenticity is made using standard techniques.
  • the present invention arose from an attempt to address some or all of the aforementioned problems associated with the prior art.
  • the first coin rotor includes a plurality of radially projecting arm members which upon rotation of the first coin rotor traverse a substantially circular coin path disposed circumferentially of the first coin rotor. Consequently, a coin expelled from the gated coin aperture is urged to traverses the circular coin path by one of the plurality of radially projecting arm members.
  • a section of the substantially circular coin path traverses a coin sensor module adapted to provide signals indicative of coin characteristics, and preferably another section of the coin path is disposed beneath the second coin rotor.
  • both the first coin rotor and the second coin rotor include coin diverter means comprising at least one projection adapted to urge a coin radially outward.
  • a coin transport mechanism 1 of the present invention comprises a first coin rotor 2 and a second coin rotor 4 mounted on a common support structure 45.
  • the first coin rotor 2 includes a plurality of coin receptacles 3 and, correspondingly, the second coin rotor 4 includes a plurality of coin receptacles 5.
  • Both the first coin rotor 2 and the second coin rotor 4 are substantially the same as that which is described in WO-A-2006/079803 , with the exception that the second coin rotor 4 does not include the singulator arrangement, whereas the first coin rotor 2 does include a gated singulator arrangement (not shown).
  • the coin diverter 10 comprises a plurality of rib portions forming an arcuate guide member for directing coins from the circular coin path 7 to the coin output path 11.
  • FIG 4 is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A shown in Figure 2 .
  • the underside of each arm member 6 includes a plurality of rib portions 14 that extend radially between an edge proximal to a coin path inner wall 23 and an edge proximal to a coin path outer wall 22.
  • the rib portions 14 depend from each arm member to form a crenelated structure adapted to cooperate with corresponding rib portions on the coin ejector 12 and the coin diverter 10 respectively.
  • the first coin rotor 2 can freely rotate, there is a clearance gap between the rib portions 14 and portions of a base platform 24 that form the floor of the circular coin path between the inner wall 23 and the outer wall 22.
  • FIG 6 shows a partial, close-up schematic diagram of the coin mechanism coin rotors.
  • the first coin rotor 2 is parallel to, but non-coplanar with, the second coin rotor. Both the first coin rotor 2 and the second coin rotor 4 are inclined with respect to the horizontal (see also Figure 7 ).
  • the second coin rotor 4 includes a coin slot 15 that communicates with a coin receiving compartment 30 (shown in broken line).
  • the coin receiving compartment 30 forms part of a housing that either encloses or sits directly above the first coin rotor 2.
  • the coin handling mechanism 100 comprises a coin hopper 40 supported by and connected to a coin storage container 50.
  • the coin hopper 40 houses the coin mechanism 1 and the coin receiving compartment 30, and in operation holds a bulk supply of coins 60.
  • a coin input conduit 20 for receiving coins, tokens or the like communicates with the coin receiving compartment 30.
  • a motor 210 provides rotational motion to gear wheel 230 via motor drive gear wheel 220. Rotational motion is transmitted to gear wheel 260 via meshed gears 230, 240 and 250. Gear wheel 270 is connected to the first coin rotor 2, and gear wheel 260 is connected to the second coin rotor 4.
  • a coin or coins 16 are introduced into the coin input conduit 20 and fall under gravity into the coin receiving compartment 30.
  • Coins collect in the coin receiving compartment 30 and are separated and introduced into the circular coin path 7 via operation of the first coin rotor 2 and the singulator (not shown) as described more fully in WO-A-2006/079803 .
  • a coin 16 is propelled around the circular coin path 7 through contact with a radially projecting arm member 6 and by rotation of the first coin rotor 2.
  • the coin sensor 8 will typically comprise a selection of induction coils as is well known in the art. However, it is envisaged that other coin sensor arrangements can be deployed dependent upon the overall requirements of a given application.
  • both the coin ejector 12 and the trap door 9 remain inactivated, and the coin 16 travels passed the closed trap door 9 to be diverted by the coin diverter 10 into a coin output path 11 which ultimately leads to the coin output receptacle from where it can be collected by a user.
  • the circular coin path 7 is enclosed by the top surface 46 of the support structure 45 and the base platform 24.
  • the radially projecting arm member 6 pushes the coin 16 up and outwards until it is deflected by deflection member 13 to fall under gravity as coin 19 into the coin hopper 40 to be added to the bulk coin supply 60 (see Figure 7 ).
  • the coin ejector 12 is resiliently biased when activated such that as the advancing arm member 6 passes over the coin ejector 12 it is urged downwards through engagement of the corresponding rib portions of both the coin ejector 12 and the underside of the arm member 6 (see Figures 2 and 4 ).
  • the second coin rotor 4 is actuated and coins from the bulk supply of coins 60 held in the coin receptacles 5 of the second coin rotor 4 are transported via rotation of the second coin rotor 4 upwards in an anticlockwise manner towards the first coin rotor 2.
  • the denomination of coin 17 will be determined on passing the coin sensor 8 and, if it is determined to be of the correct denomination, it will propelled around the coin path 7 by a radially projecting arm member 6 to be diverted into the coin output path 7 by the coin diverter 10. On the other hand, if the coin 17 is determined to be of the wrong denomination for payout it will be either ejected back into the coin hopper 40 by operation of the coin ejector 12, or it will drop into the coin storage container 50 through the open trap door 9 if the processor has determined that there is a surplus number of coins of the determined denomination within the coin hopper 40.
  • the coin mechanism of the present invention can perform both a validation and a payout operation without the need for a large and costly coin lifting mechanism. Furthermore, both operations can be performed via the same coin path with the need to only employ a single coin sensor unit and a single motor to operate both coin rotors.

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  1. Münzfördermechanismus (1), umfassend:
    einen ersten Münzrotor (2), beinhaltend mindestens eine Münzaufnahme (3) zum Aufnehmen einer Münze;
    einen zweiten Münzrotor (4), beinhaltend mindestens eine Münzaufnahme (5), wobei der zweite Münzrotor in der Nähe des ersten Münzrotors angeordnet ist;
    einen Münzsensor (8), der dazu ausgelegt ist, Signale, die bezeichnend für Münzeigenschaften sind, bereitzustellen;
    einen Münzausgangspfad (11); und
    wobei der erste Münzrotor (2) nicht koplanar mit dem zweiten Münzrotor (4) ist und eine mit einem Verschluss versehene Münzöffnung beinhaltet, und wobei der zweite Münzrotor (4) dazu ausgelegt ist, Münzen von einem Münztrichter (40) zu dem ersten Münzrotor (2) zu fördern, wobei
    der erste Münzrotor (2) in einem Münzaufnahmeraum (30) untergebracht ist, der innerhalb des Münztrichters angeordnet ist, der sich im Austausch mit einem Münzeingangskanal (20) befindet, wobei der erste Münzrotor (2) eine Vielzahl von radial vorstehenden Armelementen (6) umfasst, die bei Drehung des ersten Münzrotors (2) einen im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Münzpfad (7) queren, der umlaufend um den ersten Münzrotor (2) angeordnet ist und den Münzsensor (8) quert, wobei der im Wesentlichen kreisförmige Münzpfad (7) mindestens ein Ablenkelement (10) zum Führen einer Münze von dem im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Münzpfad zu dem Münzausgabepfad (11) beinhaltet, wobei eine von der mit einem Verschluss versehenen Münzöffnung ausgeworfene Münze durch eines von der Vielzahl von radial vorstehenden Armelementen (6), die unter Drehung des ersten Münzrotors (2) auf die Münze wirken, gedrängt wird, den im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Münzpfad (7) zu queren, wobei der im Wesentlichen kreisförmige Münzpfad einen zurückziehbaren Münzausstoßer beinhaltet, und wobei die Wirkung des zurückziehbaren Münzausstoßers auf eine querende Münze die Münze aus dem im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Münzpfad in den Münztrichter ausstößt.
  2. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei der erste Münzrotor (2) und der zweite Münzrotor (4) an einer gemeinsamen Stützstruktur (45) montiert sind.
  3. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 2, wobei die gemeinsame Stützstruktur (45) geneigt ist und der erste Rotor (2) über dem zweiten Münzrotor (4) positioniert ist.
  4. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 2, wobei die gemeinsame Stützstruktur (45) einstückig mit einem Basisabschnitt des Münztrichters (40) ausgeführt ist.
  5. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Münzaufnahmefach (30) eine Öffnung beinhaltet, die sich im Austausch mit dem zweiten Münzrotor befindet.
  6. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei der im Wesentlichen kreisförmige Münzpfad (7) eine durch ein Magnetventil aktivierte Fallentür (9) beinhaltet, die sich im Austausch mit einem Münzaufbewahrungsbehälter (50) befindet.
  7. Münzfördermechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein Abschnitt des im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Münzpfades (7) unter dem zweiten Münzrotor (4) angeordnet ist.
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